Renaldo Balkman's unlikely career with the New York Knicks is over.
The Knicks traded Balkman to the Nuggets for a second-round pick in 2010, along with Taurean Green and Bobby Jones, both of whom are expected to be released since neither has a guaranteed contract.
Like most Knicks fans, I like Balkman's energy and the flashes of potential he shows. But I also recognize that this was not the most intelligent of basketball players, and that it didn't seem like he had the mental makeup to be the kind of 20-minute-per-game energy guy he is destined to be.
Sorry to see him go, but the move makes some business sense for the Knicks. They needed to shed some guaranteed contracts (more of these types of moves to come) and this way they actually get something (the draft pick and cash considerations) out of it.
And, hey, maybe this move to Denver, in what was basically a salary dump, will finally get Balkman's mind focused on basketball, and he can turn his potential into an actual NBA career. Sometimes a young man has his head up his ass, so if he gets kicked hard enough in said ass, he begins to finally see clearly, or at least takes his head out of there long enough to see who kicked him.
Or maybe Balkman starts hanging out with JR Smith and robs a Dollar Tree wearing a Dick Cheney mask and a Zach Randolph Trailblazers jersey. Anything is possible.
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I think Kool will fit well into the Denver system. He can replace departed energy guy Najara and clean up all the shots Carmelo and AI will throw up. He has a much better chance to play in Denver than he would have in NY.
Chap
These boys dont know about Kool wit a K
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